严复最早把实证方法介绍到中国来 ,对于传统治学方法的变革起到了巨大的推动作用。继严复之后 ,王国维试图把实证方法提升到实证原则的高度 ,成为中国第一个使用“实证”这一哲学术语的人。他对实证原则的认同集中体现在《论性》、《释理》、《原命》等三篇文章中。尽管他徘徊于“可信”与“可爱”之间 ,没有成为实证论者 ,但对现代中国实证哲学思潮的发展有重要的影响。 Yan Fu first introduced the empirical method to China, and played a huge role in promoting the transformation of the traditional method of scholarship. Following Yan Fu, Wang Guowei tried to elevate the method of positivism to the level of positive principles and became the first person in China to use the philosophical term “positivism.” His recognition of positive principles is embodied in three articles: “On Nature”, “Interpretation” and “Original Life”. Although he is hovering between “credible” and “adorable” and does not become an empirical argument, it has an important influence on the development of the positivist philosophical trend in modern China.